WAFCON Futsal 2025 - Morocco trophy celebration

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, organised by the

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(CAF). The tournament took place in

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, Morocco, from April 22 to 30, 2025, and will double as the African qualifiers for the

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in the

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defeated

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3–2 in the final, scoring the winning goal just 11 seconds before the end of regulation time to become the inaugural champions of the competition.

Host selection

Following the introduction of the

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in October 2023, the CAF Executive Committee, at its meeting on 21 October 2024, decided to establish African qualifiers for the competition. By the deadline, two football associations had submitted their bids to host the tournament. * * On 26 January 2024, CAF selected Morocco to host the final tournament.

Teams

For the inaugural edition, a total of 9 out of 54

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member associations participated in the competition, representing all five CAF subregions.

Draw

The draw was held on 13 February 2025 at 13:00 EST (

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) at the

headquarters in

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Seeding

The 9 teams were drawn into three groups of three teams, with hosts

automatically placed into the first position of Group A. The remaining 8 teams were placed in a single pot and drawn one by one to fill the remaining positions.

Draw results

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Squads

;Angola ;Cameroon Head coach: Louis René Epée ;Egypt Head coach: Nader Rashad ;Guinea ;Madagascar Head coach: Steeve Princy Manitriniaina ;Morocco Head coach: Adil Sayeh ;Namibia Head coach: Donalwald Modise ;Senegal Head coach: Mamadou Lamine Mboup ;Tanzania

Group stage

All times are local,

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of Second-placed teams

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

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and

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are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for the

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Third place game

Final

Goalscorers

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking

Individual awards

The following awards were given after the concluison of the tournament:

Qualified teams for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the

References

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